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Christopher Nigel Page (1942–2022) was a Scottish botanist who specialised in
Fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes exce ...
s and
Spermatophyte A spermatophyte (; ), also known as phanerogam (taxon Phanerogamae) or phaenogam (taxon Phaenogamae), is any plant that produces seeds, hence the alternative name seed plant. Spermatophytes are a subset of the embryophytes or land plants. They inc ...
s. He also worked on conifers, naming species of '' Afrocarpus''. After retiring from the
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies ...
he was editor of the ''Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall'' 1996–2015, then President until 2020 (succeeded by Professor Frances Wall of
Camborne School of Mines The Camborne School of Mines ( kw, Scoll Balow Cambron), commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment. ...
), and received the society's Bolitho Gold Medal in 2016.


Books

* ''The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland'', 1982.
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. * ''A Natural History of Britain's Ferns'', 1988.
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74. Collins.


References

1942 births 2022 deaths 20th-century British botanists 21st-century British botanists British pteridologists New Naturalist writers Scottish botanists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-botanist-stub